New ORA Release: Blue Iris Acro

[Dustin]

Not the greatest image but it might help with the speculation about what it will look like when it grows out some.

 

[Rickyrooz1]

That's nice!

 

[JAustin]

and that's under sunlight! Nice coral for sure. Lovee the growth pattern.

 

[poidog81]

Nice. Where did you dig that out of ORA's website?

 

[StephenInVa]

He works for ORA. Dustin's Deepwater is named after him.

Dustin. Could you provide a scientific name of this coral?

 

[Dyraxe]

thats hawt =)

 

[Dustin]

Stephen,

No idea on the species name, we don't bother with them unless a coral has become known by it's scientific already regardless of accuracy (think Tortuosa, Echinata, Montipora capricornis or digitata and so on). Trying to ID most of these corals via photographs is often an exercise in futility, especially after they have been in captivity for a long time and the collection location is unknown.

 

[poidog81]

ohh Dustin... you're my new best friend

 

[StephenInVa]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15708672#post15708672 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Dustin
Stephen,

No idea on the species name, we don't bother with them unless a coral has become known by it's scientific already regardless of accuracy (think Tortuosa, Echinata, Montipora capricornis or digitata and so on). Trying to ID most of these corals via photographs is often an exercise in futility, especially after they have been in captivity for a long time and the collection location is unknown.

Understandable, thanks Dustin.

 

[poidog81]

it may have never went up last night
Diver's Den sneak peak says it'll be up again tonight.
Mine came in today... I'll get pics up tongiht..

 

[poidog81]

There are 2 nice specimens that just loaded up on Diver's Den. It's definatly one of my new favorites. Green and Blue color is awesome.

Pic under normal lighting:
150w 20k Radium

 

[Rickyrooz1]

poidog81, did you save the pics from the Diver's Den tonight?

 

[poidog81]

Surprisingly they're still available!
Here they are:

 

[Rickyrooz1]

Nevermind, they still had them in stock. They're selling for $79.99 on LA.

 

[poidog81]

haha, double post
yep. $114 w/shipping

They also have a red planet up tonight.... another great one

 

[Rickyrooz1]

Yeah, I really hope this coral doesn't grow out to look like the ORA Blue/Green Tort. I have the Tort and the frags look identical.

 

[poidog81]

looking at the "official" ORA photos this one's growth looks like a mix of the frogskin and tort.
so you gonna pick one up Ricky?

 

[Rickyrooz1]

I saw the colony and really like the growth pattern, I contacted one of the LFS's for a price but haven't heard back.

 

[poidog81]

my usual ORA store, but not so L - FS (still have to ship, oddly there are none in/around Chicago) said they couldn't get it yet, and it was limit one per order. So I'm assuming they would charge the same for it too.

 

[Stanley-Reefer]

Thursday is the new Friday....got mine today. $90 here in Charlotte after discount.

Good color despite shipping, I'll get some pics up this weekend but it looks like the LA shots.